Evil Scots killer who murdered his own children in sick revenge plot against wife refused parole
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AN evil Scots dad who murdered his own children has been denied parole.
Rab Thomson carried out the horror killings in a sickening revenge plot against his wife.
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Rab Thomson has had his bid for freedom denied by the parole board
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He stabbed his son Ryan, seven, and disabled daughter Michelle, 25, multiple times and left them in their beds.
His then-wife, June, walked into the family home in Buckhaven, Fife, in 2008 and found their lifeless bodies.
Thomson was caged for a minimum of 17 years for the depraved murders.
We previously told how June, who now stays at a secret address, lives "in terror" at the prospect of Thomson being freed.
But a parole hearing this month led to the sicko being denied freedom.
Richard Baker, Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, has told how Thomson's parole bid has been knocked back, as reported by the Daily Record.
He said: "Rab Thomson, who killed his son, seven, and disabled daughter in Buckhaven in 2008, has been denied parole.
"My wife, Claire Baker MSP and I, who wrote to the board seeking this outcome, welcome the decision. I'm sure many people in Levenmouth will feel the same."
June fled violent Thomson after suffering beatings and sexual assaults at his hands.
She said: "I've lived in terror of this day coming, knowing that Rab would apply for parole the second he possibly could.
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"Rab always warned me that if I dared to leave him, I would regret that day for the rest of my life.
"If I had only known he intended murdering Michelle and Ryan, I would have stayed and put up with the continued rapes and beatings inflicted on me, rather than lose my precious children.
"I still hear their screams of terror in my nightmares when they realised it was their own father stabbing them."
June added: "No amount of time in jail would suffice for what he had done, but just 17 years for what he did to my children was not nearly long enough. All this time, I have lived in dread of him getting free.
"Now that day is becoming a reality. After years of beatings, I am almost blind. I also suffer from severe mobility and balance problems."
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